Introduction to scientific notation | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Courses on Khan Academy are always 100% free. Start practicing—and saving your progress—now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/in-in-class-7th-math-cbse/x939d838e80cf9307:exponents-and-powers/x939d838e80cf9307:large-numbers-in-standard-form/v/scientific-notation-old Introduction to scientific notation. An in-depth discussion about why and how scientific notation is used. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/scientific-notation/e/scientific_notation_intuition?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=PreAlgebra Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/scientific-notation/v/scientific-notation?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=PreAlgebra Missed the previous lesson? https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/negative-exponents-tutorial/v/zero-negative-and-fractional-exponents?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=PreAlgebra Pre-Algebra on Khan Academy: No way, this isn't your run of the mill arithmetic. This is Pre-algebra. You're about to play with the professionals. Think of pre-algebra as a runway. You're the airplane and algebra is your sunny vacation destination. Without the runway you're not going anywhere. Seriously, the foundation for all higher mathematics is laid with many of the concepts that we will introduce to you here: negative numbers, absolute value, factors, multiples, decimals, and fractio

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